Transcript Accommodations for Children with Disabilities in Public Schools Alex Fertig, Psy. D.

Accommodations for Children with Disabilities in Public
Schools
Alex Fertig, Psy. D
Introduction of Topics
 Intervention
and Referral Services (I&RS)
 504
 Special
Education
Three Laws
 Individuals
with Disabilities Education
(IDEA)
 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
 Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Intervention
and Referral
Services
I &RS
I&RS
 Almost
half the states have a legal
provision for general education
interventions; which indicates a need for
interventions for students in the general
education setting. (Zirkel 2011)
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The Board of Education in the State of New Jersey has
adopted rules to provide intervention and referral services
(Vermeire, 2002).
The requirements within state regulations indicate that a
team approach toward delivery systems of interventions to
address the full range of student learning and behaviors in
the academic-setting is needed in the school setting
(Vermeire, 2002).
Members of the Interventions and Referral Service
committee are drawn from the full range of educational
personnel (Vermeire, 2002). Teachers, Administrators,
Guidance Counselors as well as Child Study Team members
on the I&RS team work together to provide interventions to
general education students.
• I&RS teams are required to
provide research based
practice for interventions in
a general education
program (Vermeire, 2002).
• Furthermore, the I&RS team
is mandated to develop the
forms required to implement
the I&RS process (Vermiere,
2002).
• Response to intervention
504 Plan
Accommodation Plan
Section of the Rehabilitation
Act
 Prohibits
the
discrimination
against individuals
with disabilities
 Under
the
Department of
Education
 Office of Civil
Rights
(Renwick, 2012)
Eligibility 504
Definition1. Physical or mental
Impairment that
affects major life
activity.
2. Record of
impairment
3. Recognized as
having the impairment.
 Effect
Major Life
Activities
 Examples: Hearing,
speaking,
breathing, seeing,
learning etc…..
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(Renwick, 2012)
504
 Director
of Special
Services/Pupil
Services
 Section 504
Coordinator
 Grievances
 Office of Civil
Rights
 Examples
of 504
team:
 Teacher
 Nurse
 Parent
 Child Study Team
Member
504 Modification
Modifications
 Preferential
Seating
 Extended Time
Modifications
 Homework
 Classwork
Common questions regarding
504
 Funding
 Can
someone not follow a 504?
 Special education classrooms
 ADHD
(Renwick, 2012)
Special Education
Individual with Disabilities Education (ACT)
School System
 Right
to a free and appropriate
education
 Least restrictive environment
 Individualized educational program (IEP)
 Procedural safe guards (decision making)
 Evaluations
(Rynolds & Gutkin, 1999)
Referral
 Who
can make a
request to
evaluate a student
 Parents
 School
 Related
agencies
 (Parental Rights in
Special Education,
2009)
Evaluations
 Initial
Evaluation
 Time line
 Who evaluates?
 Revaluation
 Time
line
 Three years
Accommodations
 Modifications
in program
 Placement (Co-Teaching, Resource
Replacement, General Education,
Private)
 Individual Education Plan
 Special Education Instructors
Child Study Team
 School
Psychologist
 Social Worker
 Learning Consultant
 Parent
 Teacher
Outcomes
Transition
References
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Renwick, G. (2012) SECTION 504 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS. Retrieved
September 18 from www.trenton.k12.nj.us.sped/section_504.htm
Reynolds, C.R,. Gutkin, T.B,. (1999) The Handbook of School Psychology. New
York, NY.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Vermeire, G,. (2002) Resource Manual For Intervention and Referral Services
(I&RS). Trenton, NJ.: New Jersey Department of Education.
Zirkel, P. (2001). State Laws and Guidelines for RTI: Additional Implementation
Features. Communique Online. CQ Volume 39, Issue 7. Retrieved March 12,
2012 from http://www.nasponline.org/publications/cq/39/7/professional practice-state-laws.aspx